Grumet: Goodnight CodeNext (with apologies to Goodnight Moon) >
In the great map room There was a consultant And a neighborhood vexed And a picture of The transect zones from CodeNext And there were 11…
Fire in San Marcos apartments offers lessons for homeowners >
In researching an editorial about the fire that tore through two apartment complexes in San Marcos recently, I spoke to safety experts who scared me…
Community event offers free wellness knowledge, and BBQ, too >
As a longtime church music minister and funeral director in East Austin and Manor, Barry J.W. Franklin has stood at the intersection of some of…
Grumet: Don’t disparage the ‘Anti-$100 Bill Coalition’ in soccer debate >
I know it’s a popular sport to joke about the passionate level of civic engagement at Austin City Hall, especially when ideas get bandied between advisory…
Phillips: Why Criner has all-white jury in UT murder case, and not jury of peers >
Travis County prosecutor Rickey Jones concedes an all-white jury is far from ideal in a case in which the defendant is an African American, who…
Grumet: Did Austinites really buy into the city’s plastic bag ban? >
While H-E-B and other retailers consider whether to bring back disposable plastic bags, I’ve heard some interesting discussions about how much Austinites actually supported the city’s…
Sorry, city employees. Your second job is our business. >
I hate to say it, but if you’re a stickler for privacy, a government job isn’t for you. For starters, your salary is a matter of…
Phillips: Without context, officer’s use of force draws scrutiny >
The video of an Austin police officer punching a man in the face as he lay restrained on the ground is disturbing. One officer grabs…
Precourt’s MLS stadium proposal faces new, legal hurdles >
Whatever the Austin City Council decides to do in its negotiations regarding a proposal to bring Major League Soccer to Austin, it should check two boxes:…
Grumet: Austin should look to LA, where an MLS team pays property taxes >
I recently noted that property-tax free stadiums tend to be the norm in the professional sports world, and we know that Precourt Sports Ventures wants just…
